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["Gloria Morris" <gloriamorris59 AT gmail.com>]

I think that for objects that would easily fit into packs, the ideal
solution is simply to ride one horse and bring along some extras to pack the
items home. I would still like to be able to haul larger items, which is why
the buck board idea is one that we keep batting about. There is a little
lumber yard on the edge of town, and if we had the ability to haul larger
things with the horse and a wagon, that would be nice. I guess we could also
continue to fire up the truck for such contingencies. :)

Gloria

On Sat, Apr 12, 2008 at 7:45 PM, <Clansgian AT wmconnect.com> wrote:

>
> An alternative we have discussed is packing.  One rider with one or two
> pack
> animals could go to town without getting on any paved road until they
> arrived
> at I-81 on the Virginia side of things where there is a Mart, gorcery, two
> hardware/buiders, a seed-n-feed, two autoparts, etc.  Still not 100% safe
> (what
> is?) but far, far safer than wheeled vehicles sharing the road with all
> and
> sundry.
>
>